Tiananmen, gate of Heavenly Peace

Complete with huge portrait of Chairman Mao. To the left of Mao it reads, "Long Live the People's Republic of China", and to the left it reads, "Long Live the Unity of the World".

Great Walls, Forbidden Cities and a Peeking Duck

October 4th 2005
We couldn't wait to get to Beijing and escape Seoul after hearing and reading some great things about the future Olympic host city. It's Fiona here giving you the rundown on our first week in China. What a place Beijing is, quite simply the best place we have ever been to (yet), maybe that anyone has ever been to? It was a pleasent flight from South Korea to Beijing despite a rather strange e ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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